Family Tree
Connecting memorials across generations
What is the Family Tree?
The Family Tree feature lets you connect individual memorial pages by relationship — linking parents to children, spouses to each other, and siblings together. Over time, this builds a living visual record of your family across multiple generations, all accessible from a single view.
Each node in the family tree links directly to that person's memorial page. Visitors can navigate between connected memorials by clicking through the tree, making it easy to explore family history and discover the lives of relatives they may never have known.
Accessing the Family Tree
Open the Family Tree
Click "Family Tree" in the sidebar. This opens the tree view for your account.
View your existing tree
If you have multiple memorials, the tree will show any connections you have already made. If this is your first time, you will see your existing memorials as unconnected nodes.
Navigate the tree
Click any memorial node to open a preview panel. Click "View Memorial" to go to the full page. Use scroll and drag to navigate a large tree.
Adding relationships between memorials
Open a memorial
Go to the memorial you want to connect to others. Click the "Relationships" or "Family Tree" section on the memorial page.
Add a relationship
Click "Add Relationship". A form will appear asking you to select the related memorial and the type of relationship.
Choose the relationship type
Select from: Parent, Child, Spouse / Partner, Sibling. Choose the relationship as it applies from the current memorial's perspective — for example, if you are on John's memorial and linking to Mary, and Mary is John's mother, select "Parent".
Save
Click "Save Relationship". The connection will appear in the family tree view and on both memorial pages.
Supported relationship types
| Relationship | Description |
|---|---|
| Parent | Links a memorial to one of their parents. The reverse (Child) is created automatically. |
| Child | Links a memorial to one of their children. The reverse (Parent) is created automatically. |
| Spouse / Partner | Links two memorials as life partners. The relationship is mutual. |
| Sibling | Links two memorials as brothers or sisters. The relationship is mutual. |
Getting the most from the Family Tree
- Create a memorial for each family member first, then connect them in the Family Tree.
- Even if a family member does not have a full biography yet, a basic memorial (name and dates) is enough to include them in the tree.
- Profile photos make the tree visually rich — add photos to each memorial if possible.
- Invite family members with access to contribute their own knowledge of older relatives.
- The family tree is visible on each public memorial page, so visitors can explore the full family context.